Gryphon Mikado Signature - Manual (Page 9)

Burn-In and
Warm-Up
Your Gryphon has been thor-
oughly tested and burned in
before shipping. Performance
will continue to improve during
the first 40 – 50 hours of normal
use. After this period optimum
performance will be reached
approximately 45 minutes after
turn-on. With the exception of
Class A power amplifiers, we
recommend leaving your
Gryphon components powered
up at all times.
Balanced
Connections
All Gryphon products uses the
AES standard for balanced con-
nections.
1. Ground
2. Positive
3. Negative
We recommend the use of dedi-
cated balanced cables. Avoid the
use of adaptors as they degrade
performance.
Choice of Cables
Because your Mikado is a high-
resolution audio device, it will
immediately reveal the charac-
teristics and possible limitations
of the other components in your
system, as well as those of the
interconnects and loudspeaker
cables used to connect your sys-
tem.
Wiring should never be utilized
as "equalizers" to correct errors
elsewhere in the system.
Instead, any error should be cor-
rected at the source, so that
interconnects and loudspeaker
cables can be selected solely on
the basis of sonic neutrality. For
this reason, we employ
Gryphon's own range of inter-
connects and cables in every
stage of the design of every
Gryphon product.
Placing the
Mikado
1.Do not place the Mikado on
top of power amplifiers or other
components that contains large
power supplies.
2.Pay attention to the routing of
AC cords to keep them from
interfering with audio intercon-
nects.
3. Keep interconnects as short
as practical possible.
Connections
The backside of the Mikado is
very strait forward and features
A. 1 Pair of analoqe outputs to
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We recommend the use of dedi-
cated balanced cables. Avoid the
use of adaptors as they degrade
performance.
NOTE:
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reason-
able protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radi-
ate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio Communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interfer-
ence by one or more of the following meas-
ures:
—Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
—Increase the separation between the equip-
ment and receiver.
—Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
—Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION:
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by Gryphon Audio Designs could
void the user’s authority to operate this equip-
ment according to part 15 of the FCC rules